The Vasari Corridor in Florence - structure description
The Vasari Corridor connects the Palazzo Vecchio to Palzzo Pitti and was built in 1565 in just five months for the marriage of Cosimo's son, Francesco I to Joan of Austria. The long corridor crosses the river over the Ponte Vecchio and ends in the Boboli Gardens next to the Grotta del Buontalenti. Almost a kilometre long, the corridor offers unique views of the city and precious collections of art with a total of about eight hundred paintings. In the first part of the corridor are works from the 17th and the 18th centuries, while over the Ponte Vecchio visitors can admire the largest collection of self-portraits by Italian, Dutch, german and Flemish artists.
